The 6th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

[JustHenny]

Sorry! Out of town for a funeral. Set 21 Indian runner duck eggs (which probably won't hatch because of the storage temp before I picked them up) and 9 barnyard mix eggs.

 

[bamadude]

Awesome. Never thought of a casket bator

 

[CyndiD]

@FrenchToast
 Maybe a glimmer of hope here. I have a old fashioned Mercury thermometer I've been using to double check the temps. They are the most accurate thermometer (according to experts and wiki) and I left inside last time on top of the other digital one and while the digital one did'nt record any different the Mercury one did. When I took it off it said 106!  So I checked it out, I shook it down and let it cool off. Then I put it back in for 5 minutes in the same place and it was 99.5.   But then I repeated that in another half hour just to make sure. Again after 5 min 99.5   So what I'm saying is that if the most accurate type can go higher by laying on something else then so can, maybe especially, a digital.   

At first I stressed, but then I figured different materials hold heat differently. Mercury thermometers aren't meant to be left in the heat that long. The longer the glass stays warm/hot the more it expands as does plastic. 

Anyway I'm really routing for you!!! 

Good to know, thanks for sharing.

 

[SpringPeeper]

@HappyChooks Sorry to be a pain, but my # of set eggs needs updated. I took out my automatic tuner and added three more eggs on the 14th, so I actually ended up setting 10 eggs.

 

[Chrysolinsbirds]

I guess I shouldn't count the stash I found because I don't know when they started.... I candled them and some look far along some not so far and a couple just started, was gonna try an sneak out to candle what's under and see if she's covering the remaining ten adequately because she's small but they are her eggs almost defiantly, might be a few of the other oegb but I'd be happy with either.... what colors might a silver duck wing throw over a self blue?

 

[kbarnes]

Ok i checked the first post and my numbers haven't been added. I thought I posted them. I've already had to toss some but I will put up my original numbers...
21 cream legbars
28 EE
5 barnevelder/Brahma mix
8 pekin
4 mallards

Under broody...
8 barnyard mixes
2 pekin

Total 76

 

[Ravynscroft]

I guess I shouldn't count the stash I found because I don't know when they started.... I candled them and some look far along some not so far and a couple just started, was gonna try an sneak out to candle what's under and see if she's covering the remaining ten adequately because she's small but they are her eggs almost defiantly, might be a few of the other oegb but I'd be happy with either.... what colors might a silver duck wing throw over a self blue?

Silver duckwing x self blues should all be black... I looked it up on the chicken calculator... I have both colors of those in OEGB...

 

[Chrysolinsbirds]

And now the waiting game =) what about duckwing over black (my other hen) ? Thanks

 

[bamadude]

Kippenjungle has pretty cool calculators

 

[Ravynscroft]

And now the waiting game =) what about duckwing over black (my other hen) ? Thanks

Welcome!

Silver duckwing over black creates black as well... actually the technical color for both crosses is 'gold duckwing patterned black', but to the eye it just looks black...